Eduardo Baltazar Gadiano (born April 1, 1963)
is a Filipino politician who is the incumbent
Governor of Occidental Mindoro since 2019.
Career
Sablayan
Gadiano was also the former Mayor of
Sablayan
Sablayan (), officially the Municipality of Sablayan ( tgl, Bayan ng Sablayan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 92,598 people.
It has a total l ...
from 2010 to 2019. He also served three full terms as vice mayor prior to becoming the chief executive of the town.
As presiding Officer of the Sangguniang Bayan of Sablayan, he was responsible for instating a 25-year moratorium on large scale mining.
Despite of this the national government granted an exploration permit to a mining company, with Gadiano as mayor of Sablayan refusing to accept the firm's occupation fee. The firm filed a case in a local court in response to Gadiano's resistance.
Governor of Occidental Mindoro
Gadiano would be elected as
Governor of Occidental Mindoro in 2019, under the
Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan (PDDS) National Political Party.
As Occidental Mindoro governor, Gadiano has reached out to the national government to intervene in the dispute between power distributor Occidental Mindoro Electric Cooperative Inc. (Omeco) and power supplier Occidental Mindoro Consolidated Power Corp. (OMCPC) to help resolve the electricity situation in the province.
In 2022 elections, he supported the candidacy of
Bongbong Marcos
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. ( , , ; born September 13, 1957), commonly referred to by the initials PBBM or BBM, is a Filipino politician who is the 17th and current president of the Philippines. He previously served as a senat ...
who was eventually elected as
President of the Philippines.
Personal life
Gadiano is married to Susan Infante
He is an
Ilocano.
External links
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References
Living people
People from Occidental Mindoro
Governors of Occidental Mindoro
Mayors of places in Occidental Mindoro
Democratic Party of the Philippines politicians
1963 births
Ilocano people
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